Spatulas for suspended ceilings: types and purpose

The spatula is a universal tool, because without it, it is inconceivable to imagine the execution of works requiring repair or decoration. This tool is used in the work on the alignment of the walls, on the laying of ceramic tiles, in carrying out the plumbing works of car bodies and even when pasting wallpaper - it helps to smooth wrinkles. In addition, there is another type of work where this tool is simply needed - this is the installation of stretch ceilings.

Installing a stretch ceiling is not an easy thing and requires masters to have in stock a whole arsenal of tools and fixtures. Along with the tape measure, laser level and perforator in the wizard kit, special mounting spatulas for stretch ceilings are used. The main purpose of such a spatula is to make the dressing of the ceiling covering in a baguette a less labor-intensive process.Baguette is a special profile bar, into the cavity of which the canvas is mounted.

Spatula for stretch ceilings in any of its versions has a handle and a metal tip. The shape of the handle and its material may be different. The tip in its configuration also has a variety of forms for performing all kinds of work. The thickness of the working part of the ceiling trowel exceeds the size of the construction option and ranges from 0.6 to 1 mm.

In addition, the tip of the spatula is made of high strength stainless steel. These features do not allow the spatula to bend, which is a necessary characteristic of it. In the process of work, the spatula is experiencing a tremendous load from the blade pressing on it.

The following types of tools can be distinguished:

• With direct attachment. This view is exactly the same construction fellow small. Such a spatula is convenient to fill the canvas in narrow, hard-to-reach places. For convenience, they have a small wooden handle, and the width of their working part is 15-50 mm.Spatula with a straight nozzle will be especially indispensable in those places of the ceiling, to which are adjacent gas or water pipes.
• Curved, straight shape. They perform the main part of the operation of filling the ceiling material in a baguette. Curved spatulas have a different amount of inclination of the metal part and the length of the handle. The shape of their metal parts is made in the form of a trapezoid, expanding at the end. Its bend has a different slope and depends on the shape of the profile of the baguette itself.

Curved spatulas are:

• Big with a spatula, bent at an angle of 45 degrees. This model of a spatula is the most popular and is suitable for any installation work with a fabric cloth, as well as with a material from polyvinyl chloride. These spatulas are equipped with a wooden handle with a length of 40 centimeters.
• Small with a spatula, bent at an angle of 45 degrees. They have the same shape, but differ in a smaller size of the working surface and holder, which simplifies work in hard-to-reach areas. The handle of such spatulas has a length of only 10-20 centimeters.
• An intermediate variant of these types of spatulas are medium size tools In addition to the 45-degree bending, the spatulas can be in the form of a metal part inclination in 90 degrees. The product of this form is convenient to fill the canvas in a baguette upper part. In addition, with its help it is easy to cope with the installation work of built-in lamps and ceiling fillets.

• Curved, triangular shape. Classified according to the same principle as direct. They can vary in width, angle of inclination and length of the handle. The blades have a triangular shape with a narrow tip. This type of ceiling spatula is not aimed at the basic process of performing a ceiling stretch, but at its alignment in hard-to-reach areas of the baguette. In addition, he copes with the tension of the ceiling on curved sections.
• Curved goose trowel. Its geometric shape has a double bend, due to which it got its name - the goose. This form is inherent in both large and small models of this tool, and the configuration of the blade shape does not matter. This geometric shape of the spatula is used in any of its forms. This model is designed for filling material from polyvinyl chloride using harpoon stretching method, and the shape of the baguette profile may be different.At first glance it may seem that the shape of this spatula is too complicated and therefore may be vulnerable in the process of use, but it is not. The metal blade of this type of spatula is made of high-alloyed stainless steel alloys, which gives it high strength characteristics and resistance to external pressures.

• Angular shape. This type of trowel is designed for fixing the ceiling fabric in the four corners of the room. To cope with this task, in its design it has a rectangular or sharp blade, which can also be bent at a different angle. This type of spatula was widely used in the installation of stretch ceilings in open-type profiles (baguettes).
• Semicircular shape. This model has a thin edge of the working part, which is convenient when installing fabric cloths. Due to the peculiar semicircular shape, it is convenient for them to fill the material in a baguette, make original inserts, and the speed of the work will be very high.
• A separate type of spatulas for suspended ceilings should be highlighted electric models. This category is an electric appliance with an automatic reciprocating movement of the working surface (blade). This tool can facilitate the work of fixing the web and can cope with its tension in a matter of minutes.

To learn how to properly hold spatulas when installing stretch ceilings, see the following video.

Handles can be made of various materials. There are wooden and plastic models. Wooden models are most often made from oak trees, which is distinguished by their high strength and durability.

Summing up, it can be noted that the spatula is designed to perform an important task in the process of installing the stretch ceiling: with its help, the canvas is tucked into a baguette profile. During work, it is necessary to use different types of them that perform each of their functions: some fix the canvas in the corners, others carry out the filling process itself, and still others are irreplaceable assistants in hard-to-reach places.